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Deb's Story Time Adventures - Collection

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures Collection! Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining collection of stories that transport children to a land of imagination. Story 1 - Max the Bubblegum Kid Discover how Max, a shy boy who just wants to chew bubblegum and ride his skateboard, suddenly finds himself helping with an emergency in town! Story 2 - Amelia, You Are Too Silly Join Amelia, a cheerful girl, who dreams of being a clown one day. You won’t believe what happens when she unexpectantly turns a soapy mess into a fun chance to bring happiness back into the townspeople’s lives. Story 3 - The Prince Won’t Eat The little Prince lives in a fancy castle full of toys, but why is he so sad? Listen as the staff of the castle do everything to try to please the Prince and learn the one thing that finally makes him happy. Story 4 - Up, Up & Away Wait till you hear what happens when some friends gather for their everyday fun at the park! Play time becomes a balloon blowing contest and a wild, windy day they’ll never forget! This collection takes children's audio stories to a whole new level of fun with sound effects, a simple underlying message of kindness, and engaging follow up activities to keep the fun going! Whether you're a parent, a grandparent, a teacher, or you’d simply like to nurture a child’s imagination, this is educational entertainment that you can feel good about. Check out www.debloyd.com to discover other stories and to learn more about the author.

Deb Loyd (Author), Deb Loyd (Narrator)

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Death in the Spotlight: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens, read by Katie Leung. Someone is about to take their final bow . . . Fresh from their adventures in Hong Kong, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells return to England. But they're not going straight back to school - first they're staying with Daisy's uncle Felix in his London flat. But when London life gets a bit too exciting, the girls are packed off to the Rue Theatre to face an entirely new challenge: acting. They're going to star in a production of Romeo and Juliet - what could possibly go wrong? But adventure has a nasty habit of catching up with the Detective Society, and it soon becomes clear there is trouble afoot at the Rue. Jealousy, threats and horrible pranks quickly spiral out of control - and then a body is found. Now Hazel and Daisy must take centre stage and solve the crime . . . before the murderer strikes again.

Robin Stevens (Author), Katie Leung (Narrator)

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Dear Olly

Read by Paul McGann, 'Dear Olly' was written by Michael Morpurgo in 2000.A stunning performance and narrative.Ollie's brother wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university.Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger.Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose central theme exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.

Michael Morpurgo (Author), Paul McGann (Narrator)

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Dear Martin

'Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching!' Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give '?Painfully timely and deeply moving, this is the novel the next generation should be reading' Jodi Picoult 'Justyce's story is earnest, funny, achingly human, and unshakably hopeful. I am forever changed.' Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 'Raw and gripping' Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down  'A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America' John Green, author of The Fault in our Stars Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone boldly tackles American race relations in this bestselling novel.   Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League - but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighbourhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates.   Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.   Then comes the day Justyce goes driving with his best friend, Manny, windows rolled down, music turned up - way up, sparking the fury of a white off-duty police officer beside them. Words fly. Shots are fired. Justyce and Manny are caught in the crosshairs. In the media fallout, it's Justyce who is under attack. Return to the world of Dear Martin in the stunning NEW novel from Nic Stone, Dear Justyce. Publishing October 2020 and available for pre-order now!   

Nic Stone (Author), Dion Graham (Narrator)

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Dear Justyce

In the stunning sequel to the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, bestselling author Nic Stone unflinchingly explores the impact of racism and inequality on young Black lives. Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later, Justyce walks the illustrious halls of Yale University . . . and Quan sits behind bars at the Fulton Regional Youth Detention Center. Through a series of flashbacks and letters to Justyce, Quan's story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions. But then there's a dead cop and a weapon with Quan's prints on it. What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge? Not even Quan is sure... "Brilliant" - i News "An electrifying story" - The Spectator  Praise for Dear Martin: "Powerful, wrenching" John Green "A must-read" Angie Thomas "Raw and Gripping" Jason Reynolds "Deeply moving" Jodi Picoult Also by Nic Stone: Dear Martin Odd One Out Jackpot

Nic Stone (Author), Dion Graham (Narrator)

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Dear Greta

This was meant to be Alice's year to shine, but things are already going wrong... At school, she's given young environmental activist Greta Thunberg as her pen pal for a fictional writing assignment. Why couldn't Alice get someone easy to write to, like a pop star? Then she's put in charge of taking the Harmony Day Food Fair online, which seems impossible, especially when she is teamed up with the most annoying boy in her school. As if she didn't have enough on her plate, Alice gets kicked out of her bedroom by her grandmother coming to stay. And no matter what Alice does, she'll never be able to live up to her infuriating big sister's achievements, right? Through her letters to Greta, Alice finds herself opening up about her life. And as Alice approaches the hard questions by wondering, 'What would Greta do?', she starts to believe that she can make a difference - a big one.

Yvette Poshoglian (Author), Gemma Chua-Tran (Narrator)

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Dear Charlie

At sixteen, Sam Macmillan is supposed to be thinking about girls, homework and his upcoming application to music college, not picking up the pieces after the school shooting that his brother Charlie committed. Yet as Sam desperately tries to hang on to the memories he has of his brother, the media storm surrounding their family threatens to destroy everything. And Sam has to question all he thought he knew about life, death, right and wrong.

N.D. Gomes, Natália Gomes (Author), Huw Parmenter (Narrator)

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Dear as Salt

The king finally realizes the value of his youngest daughter's gift.

Maria Gianferrari (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Dear Alycia

Jack takes over writing the "Dear Alycia" advice column after Alycia moves. He wants to tell his friends that he's "Alycia" but he's afraid they'll laugh. He writes a letter asking for advice from himself and reveals the secret to his school.

Elizabeth Tevlin (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Dean Duffy

Although he's only just graduated from high school, 18-year-old Dean Duffy thinks of himself as a has-been. Mired in an inexplicable and frustrating two-year batting slump, he helplessly watches as a once-promising baseball career fizzles when he strikes out to end his senior season. With his baseball career now seemingly over, Dean settles into a series of odd jobs as he tries to puzzle out his future. However, when a longtime mentor arranges a baseball scholarship to a private college, he is forced to make an adult decision for the first time in his life. A favorite of teachers and librarians across the nation, author Randy Powell has the uncanny ability to capture the attention of teenagers and parents alike. Narrator Jeff Woodman enlivens this absorbing story with the emotions and enthusiasms only Dean Duffy feels.

Randy Powell (Author), Jeff Woodman (Narrator)

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Deadly Delivery

How could things get worse? First the frantic call from Mom saying that she and Dad would be late getting home, and that the clueless sitter would be over soon to watch us. Then the worst storm in Fairfield history pounds our house, knocking out our power, lights, and phone. And now a hideous man is lurking at our door and won't go away! He is frantically peering in the windows and ringing the doorbell over and over. . . It's a special, late night delivery for Simon and Sarah White. A deadly delivery. A package of disaster that sends them screaming through the wildest, scariest, most dangerous night of their lives. . . in their very own house. At least, it was their house. Then they opened the box, flipped the latches and peeked under the lid. Now it's loose and planning on a little. . . redecorating. And once it's out, getting it back in is murder.

Barnes, Engle, Engle and Barnes (Author), Various Readers (Narrator)

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Dead Wednesday

Can playing dead bring you back to life? Maybe only on Dead Wednesday… On this day the worlds of a shy boy and a gone girl collide, and the connection they make will change them both forever. A brilliant new novel from the Newbery Medal winner and author of the New York Times bestseller Stargirl.   'Jerry Spinelli has created another middle grade masterpiece.' -BookPage, starred review   On Dead Wednesday, every eighth grader in Amber Springs is assigned the name and identity of a teenager who died a preventable death in the past year. The kids don black shirts and for the whole day everyone in town pretends they're invisible-as if they weren't even there. The adults think it will make them contemplate their mortality. The kids know it's a free pass to get away with anything.   Worm Tarnauer feels invisible every day. He's perfectly happy being the unnoticed sidekick of his friend Eddie. So he's not expecting Dead Wednesday to feel that different. But he didn't count on being assigned Becca Finch (17, car crash). And he certainly didn't count on Becca showing up to boss him around! Letting this girl into his head is about to change everything.   This is the story of the unexpected, heartbreaking, hilarious, truly epic day when Worm Tarnauer discovers his own life.

Jerry Spinelli (Author), Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)

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